Government 2.0
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Below is the start of a document on Government 2.0. Please do get involved in improving it. This page is protected, so we have a common starting point, but all the other pages are freely editable. When you are contributing material, please do remember to save before navigating away the page - otherwise your great work will be lost. Since this is a wiki, I am expecting (possibly even hoping) that the discussion will spiral off in different directions. So if there is a highly specific topic that you want to discuss in detail, do feel free to create new pages linking back to an existing page. I will also be doing some moderating in an effort to make it easy for newcomers to follow the discussion. However, I am sure this will be a learning experience for me just as much as for everyone else. Paul Johnston
Principles of Government 2.0
Web 2.0 enables a new kind of government and a new kind of public sector. So how is Government 2.0 going to be different?
1) A less Hierarchical Public Sector: Government 2.0 will have moved away from command and control, devolving much more decision-making to local units and frontline staff. Discussion of Principle 1
2) A Collaborative, Joined-up Public Sector: Government 2.0 will offer a more joined-up face to citizens and will use collaborative models and tools to break down silo barriers, maximise the use of precious resources and dramatically reduce process time cycles. Discussion of Principle 2
3) A Public Purpose Sector: The boundaries of Government 2.0 will be wider and more flexible, enabling creation of public value by a 'public purpose' sector which will be much broader and more diverse than the traditional public sector. Discussion of Principle 3
4) Empowered Citizens: Government 2.0 will enable citizens to do more for themselves, either individually or collectively, as co-producers of services and shapers of public policies. Discussion of Principle 4
5) A Feedback-driven Public Sector: Government 2.0 will be radically closer to citizens and will give multiple and real opportunities for feedback, and will ensure the feedback has a real impact in shaping its decisions. Discussion of Principle 5
6) Open and Transparent Government: Government 2.0 will be radically more open and transparent than current models in relation to policy making, service delivery, internal administration and accountability processes. Discussion of Principle 6
7) Facilitative Government: Government 2.0 will see government's role shift much more towards creating context, orchestrating and facilitating, rather than controlling and delivering, public discourse and service delivery. Discussion of Principle 7
To suggest an amendment to a particular principle, to comment on it or to add examples, please go to the discussion page related to that particular principle. To comment on the principles as a set, suggest a new principle, suggest the merger of some of these principles or a different set of principles, use the discussion tab at the top of this page.
